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Released | 24 March 2023 | |||
Recorded | 31 May 1972 – 9 February 1973 (studio) 15–16 November 1974 (live) | |||
Venue | Empire Pool, Wembley Park, London | |||
Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
Length | 126:25 | |||
Label | Pink Floyd Records | |||
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Singles from The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary | ||||
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The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary is a box set reissue of English progressive rock band Pink Floyd's original 1973 album. It was released on 24 March 2023 by Pink Floyd Records. Five digital-only singles were released to support the set.
The box set features a 2023 remaster of The Dark Side of the Moon album by James Guthrie presented on vinyl and CD;a remastered version of The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974 on vinyl and CD;two BDs and a DVD featuring 5.1 surround sound mix (2003),Dolby Atmos mix (2023),and a high-quality version of the stereo mix. Other items featured in the set include a 160-page hardcover book of photographs from the 1973 –1974 tours by Jill Furmanovsky,Aubrey Powell,Peter Christopherson,and Storm Thorgerson;a 76-page songbook containing sheet music of the original album;two seven-inch singles of "Money"/"Any Colour You Like" and "Time"/"Us and Them";a replica pamphlet and invitation to the album launch event at the London Planetarium on 27 February 1973;and four posters - two of which are replicas of the original posters supplied with the album. The hardcover book and the Wembley live album are also available as standalone editions. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] This also marks the first time that The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974 has been available on vinyl and as a standalone release. It was previously available only as part of Immersion and Experience editions of the album (2011).
Similar to the 1973 planetarium showcase,the album played in planetariums,globally,throughout March 2023. [7] [6]
During the week leading up to the box set's release a series of short videos were released on the Pink Floyd YouTube channel entitled 50 Years in a Heartbeat –the Making of The Dark Side of the Moon which include archival footage of the band speaking about the album and new footage of those involved with the design on the 50th anniversary set. [8] [9] [10]
On 19 January 2023,a video was uploaded to Pink Floyd's YouTube channel,featuring Nick Mason announcing the Dark Side animation competition. Professionals and students were to create and submit music videos of the tracks on the album. A year later,the winners were selected by Mason,Aubrey Powell,and the British Film Institute [11] and announced on 29 March 2024. [12] The winning animation was of "Brain Damage",animated by Georgian animators Rati Dabrundashvili and Nastassja Nikitina. [13] The contest faced backlash when the chosen animation for "Any Colour You Like" was created using AI text-to-image model Stable Diffusion. [14] Pink Floyd's YouTube channel featured playlists of all the winning submissions for the contest. [15] Another official playlist. [16]
All lyrics are written by Roger Waters. [17] Vocal composition on "The Great Gig in the Sky" by Clare Torry [lower-alpha 1] . The track running times are for the CD edition of the 2023 remaster which differs slightly from previous versions.
No. | Title | Music | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Speak to Me" | Nick Mason | Instrumental | 1:12 |
2. | "Breathe (In the Air)" | Gilmour | 2:46 | |
3. | "On the Run" |
| Instrumental | 3:33 |
4. | "Time" |
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| 7:06 |
5. | "The Great Gig in the Sky" | Wright | Torry | 4:44 |
Total length: | 19:21 |
No. | Title | Music | Lead vocals | Length |
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6. | "Money" | Waters | Gilmour | 6:22 |
7. | "Us and Them" |
| Gilmour | 7:50 |
8. | " Any Colour You Like " |
| Instrumental | 3:26 |
9. | "Brain Damage" | Waters | Waters | 3:50 |
10. | "Eclipse" | Waters | Waters | 2:09 |
Total length: | 23:37 42:58 |
Running times are for the CD and digital versions. The LP version has shorter versions of "Money", "Any Colour You Like", and "Eclipse". [19]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Speak to Me" | 2:46 |
2. | "Breathe (In the Air)" | 2:51 |
3. | "On the Run" | 5:09 |
4. | "Time" | 6:32 |
5. | "The Great Gig in the Sky" | 6:50 |
Total length: | 24:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Money" | 8:41 |
7. | "Us and Them" | 8:10 |
8. | "Any Colour You Like" | 8:11 |
9. | "Brain Damage" | 3:44 |
10. | "Eclipse" | 2:19 |
Total length: | 31:05 55:13 |
Money/Any Colour You Like 7" single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Money" | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Any Colour You Like" | 3:15 |
Total length: | 7:17 |
Us And Them/Time 7" Single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Us And Them" | 3:17 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Time" | 3:33 |
Total length: | 6:50 |
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Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] | 12 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [21] | 19 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [22] | 26 |
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] | 9 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [24] | 6 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [25] | 59 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [26] | 17 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [27] | 4 |
French Albums (SNEP) [28] | 12 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] | 9 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [29] | 3 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [30] | 18 |
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [31] | 28 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [32] | 89 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [33] | 1 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [34] | 3 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [35] | 10 |
UK Albums (OCC) [36] | 4 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [37] | 2 |
US Billboard 200 [38] | 49 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [39] | 9 |
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